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SB67 • 2026

PROCURE PREF: AGRIC. & FISH PRODUCTS

An Act relating to municipal and state procurement preferences for agricultural products harvested in the state and fisheries products harvested or processed in the state; and providing for an effective date.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
SENATE RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR
Last action
2025-04-09
Official status
(S) RES
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text specifies the effective date as July 1, 2025, which was not included in the candidate explanation but is now known from the source.

Alaska SB67: Buying Local Food and Fish

This law changes the rules for how state agencies, school districts receiving state money, and municipalities receiving state money buy food by allowing them to pay up to 25 percent more for products grown or caught in Alaska.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires municipalities that receive state money to buy local agricultural products if they cost no more than 10 percent above similar outside options of like quality.
  • Allows municipalities that receive state money to choose local agricultural products even if they cost up to 25 percent more than similar outside options.
  • Requires municipalities that receive state money to buy fisheries products harvested or processed in the state if they cost no more than 10 percent above similar outside options of like quality.
  • Allows municipalities that receive state money to choose fisheries products harvested or processed in the state even if they cost up to 25 percent more than similar outside options.
  • Sets a price preference range between 10 percent and 25 percent for state agencies and school districts receiving state money when buying local agricultural or fisheries products.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Municipalities that receive state money
  • State government agencies
  • School districts that receive state funding

Terms To Know

Procurement preference
A rule that lets buyers pay a little extra to choose products made in their own area.
Harvested or processed
Grown, caught, or prepared for sale within the state of Alaska.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law only applies if local products are available and have similar quality to outside options.
  • This bill does not say how much money will be spent on these purchases.
  • The rules do not apply to buyers who do not receive state funding.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-09 Min

    (S) Minutes (SRES)

  2. 2025-04-09 Text

    (S) <Bill Hearing Canceled>

  3. 2025-04-09 Text

    (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  4. 2025-02-07 Min

    (S) Minutes (SRES)

  5. 2025-02-07 Text

    (S) Heard & Held

  6. 2025-02-07 Text

    (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  7. 2025-01-24 64

    (S) REFERRED TO RESOURCES

  8. 2025-01-24 64

    (S) GOVERNOR'S TRANSMITTAL LETTER

  9. 2025-01-24 64

    (S) FN2: ZERO(CED)

  10. 2025-01-24 64

    (S) FN1: ZERO(ADM)

  11. 2025-01-24 64

    (S) RES, FIN

  12. 2025-01-24 64

    (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Official Summary Text

PROCURE PREF: AGRIC. & FISH PRODUCTS
An Act relating to municipal and state procurement preferences for agricultural products harvested in the state and fisheries products harvested or processed in the state; and providing for an effective date.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL NO. 67

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION

BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR

Introduced: 1/24/25
Referred: Resources, Finance

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to municipal and state procurement preferences for agricultural 1
products harvested in the state and fisheries products harveste d or processed in the 2
state; and providing for an effective date." 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 4
* Section 1. AS 29.71.040(a) is amended to read: 5
(a) If a municipality that receives state money seeks to purch ase an 6
agricultural product and an agric ultural product harvested in t he state is available that 7
is of like quality compared with a similar agricultural product harvested outside the 8
state, the municipality 9
(1) shall purchase the product ha rvested in the state if the p roduct is 10
priced not more than 10 [SEVEN] percent above the similar product harvested outside 11
the state; 12
(2) may purchase the product harvested in the state only if th e product 13
is priced not more than 25 [15] percent above the similar product harvested outside the 14
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state. 1
* Sec. 2. AS 29.71.040(b) is amended to read: 2
(b) If a municipality that receives state money seeks to purch ase a fisheries 3
product and a fisheries product ha rvested or processed within t he jurisdiction of the 4
state is available that is of like quality compared with a simi lar fisheries product 5
harvested or processed outside the jurisdiction of the state, the municipality 6
(1) shall purchase the product ha rvested or processed within t he 7
jurisdiction of the state if th e product is priced not more tha n 10 [SEVEN] percent 8
above the similar product harvested or processed outside the jurisdiction of the state; 9
(2) may purchase the product harvested or processed in the jur isdiction 10
of the state only if the pr oduct is priced not more than 25 [15] percent above the 11
product harvested or processed outside the jurisdiction of the state. 12
* Sec. 3. AS 36.15.050(a) is amended to read: 13
(a) When agricultural products are purchased by the state or b y a school 14
district that receives state money, a preference not less than 10 [SEVEN] percent nor 15
more than 25 [15] percent shall be applied to the price of products harvest ed in the 16
state. 17
* Sec. 4. AS 36.15.050(b) is amended to read: 18
(b) When fisheries products are purchased by the state or by a school district 19
that receives state money, a preference not less than 10 [SE V E N ] p e r c en t n o r mo r e 20
than 25 [15] percent shall be applied to the price of products harvest ed or processed 21
within the jurisdiction of the state. 22
* Sec. 5. This Act takes effect July 1, 2025. 23